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Table 3 General linear model of Sqrt(shorebird abundance)

From: Temporal and spatial variation in bird and human use of beaches in southern California

Independent variable

Effect

df

 SS

F Ratio

 P

Intercept

5.73

   

<.0001

Slope

−0.25

1

60.26

5.72

0.0173

Month

 

11

582.50

5.02

<.0001

Year

 

3

8.61

0.27

0.8456

Sqrt(% algal wrack)

0.09

1

6.37

0.60

0.4373

Sqrt(Distance to estuary)

−0.02

1

150.26

14.25

0.0002

Sqrt(Human activity)

−0.12

1

36.50

3.46

0.0636

Tide

−0.16

1

7.63

0.72

0.3956

Month*Tide

 

11

608.89

5.25

<.0001

Tide*Slope

−0.02

1

0.98

0.09

0.7604

# observers

 

1

26.81

2.54

0.1117

G

 

1

57.48

5.45

0.0201

W

 

1

69.97

6.64

0.0104

F

 

1

42.14

4.00

0.0463

K

 

1

37.06

3.51

0.0616

T

 

1

41.21

3.91

0.0488

N

 

1

8.44

0.80

0.3717

C

 

1

18.20

1.73

0.1898

B

 

1

0.25

0.02

0.8788

  1. R-square = 0.41, F40,379 = 6.71, P <.0001. Estuary refers to the inverse of the shortest distance from the transect to an estuary. Letter codes refer to observers.